(1) what assessment he has made of the US Department of the Treasury webpage that enables US citizens to donate online to reduce the US national debt; and if he will consider introducing a similar page on gov.uk;

(2) by what means members of the public can make gifts for the reduction of the national debt;

(3) how many gifts from members of the public were made for the purposes of reducing the national debt in each of the last 10 years; what the (a) nature and (b) value of each gift was; and if he will list the non-monetary gifts.

Members of the public wishing to make donations for the purpose of reducing the national debt can contact the DMO by phone, email or in writing. Payments can be made by cheque to the CRND, or directly to the CRND's donations and bequests bank account Bank of England.

The Government currently assesses these arrangements to be appropriate but continues to keep them under review.

Information on the nature and value of gifts donated by the public for the purpose of reducing the national debt since 2004-05 is set out in the following table. The DMO does not hold data on individual donations prior to this date. The CRND accept cash and securities only, so other gifts from the public (eg property and other chattels) must be liquidated before the cash proceeds can be processed.